All right gang, in this exercise we are going to go ahead and open this image…inside the Photoshop.…We are going to troubleshoot it, decide whether it looks as good as I am hoping…it does, and then we'll see how to make corrections back inside of Camera RAW.…To do that, you need to open the image as a smart object.…So still working inside California coast.DNG.…Before I open the image in Photoshop I need to reset my workflow options so I…don't open a tiny version of the image.…So I am going to click on this link down here.…This blue link at the bottom of the window, and I'm to change crop size from…1348 blah-blah-blah to the one that doesn't include a minus sign or a plus…sign, 3983 and so forth.…

So I'll go ahead and choose that option, then click OK, and that's going to grow…the image onscreen, and that's just fine.…I'll go ahead and scroll it down so that we have a decent view of some detail here.…And next I am going to open the image.…Now this Open Image button right here goes ahead and hands the image off to…

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8/31/2010

Released

8/13/2010

Photoshop CS5 One-on-One: Advanced, the second part of the popular and comprehensive series, updated for CS5, follows internationally renowned Photoshop guru Deke McClelland as he dives into the workings of Photoshop. He explores such digital-age wonders as the Levels and Curves commands, edge-detection filters, advanced compositing techniques, vector-based text, the Liquify filter, and Camera Raw. Deke also teaches tried-and-true methods for sharpening details, smoothing over wrinkles and imperfections, and enhancing colors without harming the original image. Exercise files accompany the course.

Recommended prerequisite: Photoshop CS5 One-on-One: Fundamentals.

Topics include:

Using blend modes, adjustment layers, and layer styles

Organizing a layered composition so it is fluid and editable

Creating and editing type in Photoshop

Using blur effectively

Using adjustment layers to add color

Combining layers into a clipping mask

Working with Camera Raw

Skill Level Intermediate

26h 24m

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Q: The instructions for installing the dekeKeys don't work on my computer (which is running Mac OS X Lion). Is there an update to these?

A: The dekeKeys distributed with this course will still work for Lion. You just need to add them to a slightly different folder than in previous versions of OS X.

Open a new Finder window and choose Go > Go to Folder. Type the following file path exactly as written below. Copying and pasting may result in an error.